An employee almost lost his right leg when it was crushed in machinery at a recycling factory in Swinton.

Roydon Polythene (Exports) Ltd have since appeared in court and have been prosecute...

National Grid have said that deals have been signed with companies such as Tata Steel and Flexitricity to give the companies money in return for using less electricity at the most peak times of the...

Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) does not believe the results of the recent referendum will affect its long term waste strategy in Scotland.

ZWS wou...

Climate change is a global and escalating problem that is having consequences on people's lives. As a result, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited world leaders in government, finance, business...

Google have shown their green views by cutting ties with American Legislative Exchange Council, an influential rightwing lobbying network, after they discovered them as climate change deniers.

The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, a collective made up of executives, former prime ministers and finance ministers, has claimed that the world economy is at risk if politicians do n...

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Inspectors will be carrying out unexpected visits to sites where refurbishment or repair works are in progress from 22 September 2014.

An employee of the Environment Agency has been badly injured after an incident where his finger was trapped in an unguarded circular saw. The Environment...

MPs say that the Green Deal energy efficiency scheme needs to be revitalised through council tax discounts and stamp duty rebates.

Financial incentives such as stamp duty discounts and vari...

MEPs have told Miguel Arias Cañete that it is a necessity for him to give up his shares in two oil companies if he wants his nomination as new climate and energy commissioner to be approved.

Satellite figures show a jump in deforestation as agriculture grows in the states of Para and Mato Grosso in Brazil.

Deforestation in the Amazon accelerated hugely last year, according to f...

Calls from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ban e-cigarettes have been rejected by the Department of Health.

A report from the WHO has called for a ban on the use of the devices in en...

Tony Abbott has raised fears that Australia are planning to get rid of the Renewable Energy Target (RET).

It comes amidst controversial environmental decisions made in Australia, including...

An independent report on the Fee for Intervention scheme has found it to be effective and has concluded it should stay. Fee for Intervention is a scheme which was created to move the costs of regul...

The Annual BESST Legislation Breakfast Meet is on 24 September 2014 and Cedrec's Gareth Billinghurst and Richard Clarke are scheduled to speak.

The main topics discussed will be the highly-...